National Sports Advisors FBS College Football Power Top 25 Week 13 Rankings: Coming into this Lucky 13 Thanksgiving week there were very few upsets and a lot of big lopsided wins by the ranked favorites. Leading the losers were the No. 9 Nebraska Cornhuskers who were defeated 9-6 by the No. 18 Texas A&M Aggies on the road. Head football coach Bo Pelini while trying to get the team to the Big 12 North title is now in damage control after his sideline behavior has become national attention. “At times I got too animated and I regret that,” Pelini said. “It’s OK to be disappointed with a call. It’s not OK to make it personal … I’m sorry.” Another upset was the then No. 19 USC Trojans who suffered a beat down on the road to the Oregon State Beavers 36-7 but with the Trojans under NCAA sanctions that don’t allow them post season play it really isn’t surprising.
After reviewing this week’s games, the team’s performances, strength of opponent and outcomes here is this week FBS College Football Power Top 25 Week 13 Rankings:
1- Oregon Ducks
2- Boise State Broncos
3- Auburn Tigers
4- TCU Horned Frogs
5- LSU Tigers
6- Wisconsin Badgers
7- Stanford Cardinals
8- Ohio State Buckeyes
9- Michigan State Spartans
10- Oklahoma State Cowboys
11- Alabama Crimson Tide
12- Arkansas Razorbacks
13- Virginia Tech Hokies
14- Missouri Tigers
15- Oklahoma Sooners
16- Texas A&M
17- South Carolina Gamecocks
18- Nebraska Cornhuskers
19- Nevada
20- Arizona
21- Utah Utes
22- Mississippi State Bulldogs
23- Florida State Seminoles
24- Iowa Hawkeyes
25- North Carolina State
This week will start early and has a full slate of exciting games to determine conference championship games as well as champions. The action on Thursday starts with No. 16 Texas A&M versus rival the Texas Longhorns at 8:00 PM ET. Then on Friday afternoon at 2:30 PM ET the No. 3 Auburn Tigers travel to Tuscaloosa to take on the No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide with National Championship hope for the Tigers on the line. Friday Night brings us a No. 3 Boise State Broncos matchup against No. 19 Nevada that also could determine whether Boise gets a shot at the BCS Championship game? Finally, the best rivalry in college football is at Noon on Saturday as Vegas odds makers have the Ohio State Buckeyes a -17 point favorite at home against the Michigan Wolverines.
Go Big Blue and have a very Happy Thanksgiving!